U.s. Military

President Donald Trump is taking unprecedented steps to expand military authority, targeting drug cartels abroad and potentially deploying troops domestically, raising legal, constitutional, and civil liberties concerns among experts and lawmakers.

U.S. military reinforces barrier with Mexico amidst Trump immigration crackdown

The U.S. military released footage of Marines fortifying the barrier on the border with Mexico, as the Trump administration took steps to curb illegal immigration. The footage showed U.S. Marines reinforcing the border fence on Saturday (January 25) with metal beams and barbed wire.

Trump urges Putin to avoid Ukraine escalation; Biden readies for key meeting with Trump | N18G

President-elect Donald Trump recently spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin, advising against escalating the Ukraine war and highlighting the U.S. military presence in Europe. Trump also contacted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, though Kyiv’s foreign ministry wasn’t informed about his call with Putin. President Biden plans to meet Trump, focusing on a peaceful transfer of power and ongoing commitments in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Trump, who has criticised the $174 billion U.S. support for Ukraine, has suggested Ukraine may need to cede territory for peace. He previously claimed he could quickly end the war, without explaining his approach.

Ukraine hails U.S. military aid as cease-fire said to falter

Officials, meanwhile, said it was unclear whether Moscow was abiding by a unilateral 36-hour cease-fire for Orthodox Christmas that Ukraine has denounced as a ploy.

Aid for flood victims arrives in hard-hit Pakistani province

Saif Ullah, spokesman for the country’s Civil Aviation Authority, said each plane was loaded with about 35 tons of relief aid that would be distributed in the province by the World Food Program.

Military clears crew of plane that took flight as Afghans fell to their deaths

The Air Force has cleared the crew of a U.S. military C-17 cargo plane that took off from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul last August with people hanging onto the wings, during the frenzied days of the Afghanistan evacuation.

Iran imposes sanctions on Americans over 2020 killing of top general

In a similar move announced a year ago, Iran imposed sanctions on Trump and several senior U.S. officials over what it called "terrorist and anti-human rights" acts.

Confirmation of MH370 debris does little to dispel theories

Confirmation that a wing flap found on the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean is from Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 is unlikely to put an end to wildly diverse theories about one of the biggest mysteries in modern aviation.